That was seriously fucking awesome. https://t.co/8GAgYZNRsq
— Gus Seford (@Gus297385) September 26, 2022
Category: Geek Stuff
Great news
Government researchers said they have found a way to charge electric car batteries up to 90 percent in just 10 minutes.
The method is likely five years away from making its way into the market, scientists said, but would mark a fundamental shift. https://t.co/WqEsOvVllG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 28, 2022
A ray of hope
PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, are everywhere on the planet. But a new low-tech practice could break down these toxic pollutants. https://t.co/1dEjJWxGOJ
— grist (@grist) August 25, 2022
Imagine some of the people who could make a fortune
South Korean professor Cho Jae-weon invented a toilet that turns poop into energy and pays people in digital currency.
A person defecates~ 500g/day converted into 50 liters of methane gas which generates 0.5 kWh.#SHIT is a literal βshitcoinβ π pic.twitter.com/JYrG4NxXh0
— Sky Lion (@MotosakaToshisa) August 18, 2022
Nice
This is Robert Sansone.
Two years ago, he learned that most electric vehicles use rare earth magnets to power their motors.
So using 3D printed plastic, copper wires and a steel rotor, he built a new sustainable motor that could transform the auto industry.
He's 17. pic.twitter.com/TcjyfBB9EO
— Goodable (@Goodable) August 13, 2022
Cool
Comet NEOWISE rising over the Earth just before dawn as seen from the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/AFQ22hCIvv
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) July 26, 2022
Heavens
Astronomers are poring over all the observations the James Webb Space Telescope has made so far β and they're happily overwhelmed: "This is like nothing I've experienced." https://t.co/f09fYZocRU
— NPR (@NPR) July 21, 2022
Connection
Astronomers at MIT have picked up repetitive radio signals from a galaxy billions of light-years from Earth. https://t.co/T3xVcmmG3r
— NPR (@NPR) July 15, 2022
SPACE: Astronomers have detected a strange βscreamβ signal in the depths of space, but what is it? Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were caught by surprise after detecting a radio signal that emits periodically and sounds βlike a human screamingβ. pic.twitter.com/IIr2vzNsPm
— πΊπΈ ππππ ππ₯πππͺπ‘ππ©ππ€π£ πππ¬π¨ (@SpeculationNews) July 15, 2022
Cool
A man after my own heart
Digging this story about the guy who was bad at math so figured out ways to simplify complex math problems… winning him the Field Metal, a top prize in math. https://t.co/funmRihXHc
— Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social (@elipariser) July 5, 2022